Bernardz wrote:

Were any of the ships that were recovered worth much anyway?


If my brains cells aren't totally rotted away, I believe they were used
for pre-invasion bombardment in the island hopping campaigns. While big
gun cruisers were the norm in WW II, a battleship can throw a lot of
metal.


Most of the effort that went into recovery was done for national pride
to deny the Japanese as much of a victory as possible.


National pride was an important issue, but was the space needed to keep
the harbor open to refit and provision other ships? If battleship row
was unavailable, how many ships could Pearl Harbor support in a timely
fashion?

my 0.02

MAH